Former Canadian Idol Contestant Arrested on Terror Charges

By Doug Powers  •  August 27, 2010 08:49 AM

**Written by Doug Powers

I’m posting this in part because it’s so rare that I get a chance to use the “Terrorism” and “Music” tags on the same post, but this has been one of those weeks:

Khuram Sher, who sang comical version of Avril Lavigne’s ‘Complicated’ on reality show, suspected of involvement in homegrown terror plot that involved attempted bombing of Canada’s main stock exchange, two government buildings.

Two terrorism suspects made a brief appearance in court on Thursday, and a third man, who appeared on Canada’s version of “American Idol,” has reportedly been arrested as part of an alleged homegrown plot.

Police arrested two Ottawa residents Wednesday and said they expected more arrests. The Toronto Star reported the third arrest, of Khuram Sher, on Thursday.

Here’s the alleged terrorist attack plotter allegedly singing Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated” in 2008:

The arrest might put a crimp on Sher’s plan to star in Bin Laden: The Musical.

**Written by Doug Powers

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  1. #1
    On August 27th, 2010 at 8:50 am, happyscrapper said:

    I was terrorized just listening to him sing. Just more proof these people are crazy.

  2. #2
    On August 27th, 2010 at 8:59 am, ThunderHawkk said:

    Just like Hitler. Failed artist turns into madman.

  3. #3
    On August 27th, 2010 at 9:02 am, ThunderHawkk said:

    I can’t understand why he didn’t win? He was so good…

  4. #4
    On August 27th, 2010 at 9:08 am, granite said:

    Doug:

    I read at Atlas Shrugs that this clown Sher is a physician!

    http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2010/08/american-idol-cum-jihadi-plot-bust-ottawa-and-london-ontario.html

    Yeah, I guess poverty is what’s driving these jihadi savages….

  5. #5
    On August 27th, 2010 at 9:11 am, Truesoldier said:

    He was only plotting against them because of their anti-islamic views that did not allow him to win Idol….

    /sarc

  6. #6
    On August 27th, 2010 at 9:27 am, max said:

    Doug you are such a bigot topick on this poort talentless man. The talentless have rights too ya know!

  7. #7
    On August 27th, 2010 at 9:29 am, spaceycakes said:

    “Lookin’ like a fool witcha bombs on the ground”

    I just snorted coffee from my nose

  8. #8
    On August 27th, 2010 at 9:48 am, spaceycakes said:

    he came from Pakistan in ’2 K 5′.

    that’s what he said.

    what a lunatic.

  9. #9
    On August 27th, 2010 at 9:55 am, TigerLady said:

    The judges are obviously haters of Islam.

  10. #10
    On August 27th, 2010 at 10:41 am, spaceycakes said:

    I wonder why they never wanna bomb Montreal? Toronto? Calgary? Quebec City? Vancouver?

  11. #11
    On August 27th, 2010 at 11:14 am, vickisoup said:

    That’s a pretty good moonwalk!

  12. #12
    On August 27th, 2010 at 11:31 am, Dexter Alarius said:

    “I didn’t win?! I keel you!!!”

  13. #13
    On August 27th, 2010 at 11:33 am, Dexter Alarius said:

    he came from Pakistan in ’2 K 5′.

    My car is a Twenty-’aught-Six Saturn.

  14. #14
    On August 27th, 2010 at 11:51 am, vickisoup said:

    I have a 2k6 Subaru and a 2k Mazda, m’self.

  15. #15
    On August 27th, 2010 at 12:03 pm, 123upnorth said:

    I am suprised he came from London, Ontario. I would of thought Brampton, Scarborough or maybe Mississauga.

  16. #16
    On August 27th, 2010 at 12:10 pm, MikeyMike said:

    Nothing could have prepared me for the terror I just witnessed

  17. #17
    On August 27th, 2010 at 12:11 pm, cheapseat said:

    Dex #13 LOL. Speaking of that, did you see the bodybuilder attack the judge for not voting for him? Oh yeah, pump a guy so full of steroids he’s about to burst through his skin and then expect him to react rationally to problems. It’s a wonder all these steroid junkies don’t attack the judges. And yes, wouldn’t it make you just a little nervous to judge a talentless guy wearing devout islamic garb? The guy who rang the GONG on this moron had the gones of Chuck Barris.

  18. #18
    On August 27th, 2010 at 12:29 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    I guess his appearance on Arabia’s Got Talent next week is cancelled. He was going to perform an Honor Killing to George Harrison’s “Something”.

  19. #19
    On August 27th, 2010 at 12:29 pm, swede said:

    Let the Muslims have him. I think sharia requires beheading for dancing. If not, they will execute him for defaming Islam with that voice. Put a sock in it, big fella!

  20. #20
    On August 27th, 2010 at 12:54 pm, greenfairie said:

    He couldn’t cut it as a pop star, so he tried to be a celebrity terrorist. Once a famewhore, always a famewhore.

  21. #21
    On August 27th, 2010 at 12:58 pm, spaceycakes said:

    for that wonderful show of ‘moonwalking’ you win a delicious bacon-wrapped filet mignon.

  22. #22
    On August 27th, 2010 at 1:22 pm, walterc said:

    The arrest might put a crimp on Sher’s plan to star in Bin Laden: The Musical.

    Springtime for Obama er Osama, or whatever.

    Where’s William Hung when we need him?

  23. #23
    On August 27th, 2010 at 1:46 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    “Lookin’ like a fool witcha bombs on the ground”

    Line of the week.

  24. #24
    On August 27th, 2010 at 2:08 pm, rambler said:

    No wonder the taliban prohibits music.

  25. #25
    On August 27th, 2010 at 2:18 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Canadian Idol has sunk to an incredible low…and this dude probably violated every single dictat according to Sharia Law. Gag….got to the moon walking and had to stop watching.

  26. #26
    On August 27th, 2010 at 3:53 pm, vatodio said:

    What the heck is this civilized world coming to?

    Even the Canadians are turning into Islamophobes!

    Oh Allah, Muslims can not pray peacefully anywhere bu in the Middle East!

  27. #27
    On August 27th, 2010 at 3:55 pm, spaceycakes said:

    that’s the dance he does before sawing off an infidel’s head with a dull scimitar.

  28. #28
    On August 27th, 2010 at 5:49 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    Ah, the Afghanixan Hat Dance!
    Well done!

  29. #29
    On August 27th, 2010 at 6:02 pm, Teddy Kennedy said:

    Errah, what a nice, well spoken terrorist he is! Strap an IED to his asz and let’s see that moon walk again!

  30. #30
    On August 27th, 2010 at 6:04 pm, Teddy Kennedy said:

    Errah can we Avril Lavigne to cut his head off for murdering her song??!! Ahhhh sweet sweet poetic justice.

  31. #31
    On August 27th, 2010 at 8:08 pm, Leatherneck said:

    I’m not surprised. Moon god worship demands spilling of blood within the house of war. It was Mohammad’s MO.

    That is how he got the nickname momo.

    Check all Mosques for hate speech, weapons, and C-4.

  32. #32
    On August 31st, 2010 at 3:54 pm, Major O said:

    On August 27th, 2010 at 1:46 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    “Lookin’ like a fool witcha bombs on the ground”

    Line of the week.

    Actually, I was gonna say,

    “He’s da bomb.”

    ouch.

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